The plastic zones and displacements around underground openings in rock masses containing a fault
The plastic zones and displacements around underground openings in rock masses containing a fault
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DOI:
10.1016/j.tust.2004.05.003
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Azzam, R
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作者:
Hao, YH;Azzam, R
Faults are the commonly encountered large geological discontinuities in hard rock masses, most severe underground structure instability is found to be closely associated with the faults presence nearby. The parametric study carried out in this paper using numerical method (UDEC) has identified some fault parameters to be really critical for the underground structure stability. These fault parameters are fault dips, fault shear strength and fault locations relative to the underground structure. This numerical investigation revealed that faults affect the stability of underground structure by the tendency of increasing the plastic zones, displacements and causing both asymmetrically distributed in the rock masses adjacent to the excavation. The relationship of the induced plastic zones, maximum displacements varying with these fault parameters was established. The distribution of plastic zone and displacement was graphically presented and the mechanisms such effects were discussed. These results offer a guideline in support design. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.